About Pippin Aint Easy

Like the title of this blog suggests, grabbin' pips in the Forex markets is easier said than done. This technical analysis blog will allow you to check out how I see currency price action playing out and chart patterns forming in real-time.

This is the true story of one man, picked to live in front of his computer screen and find ways to make money off the Foreign Exchange. See what happens when markets stop being polite, and start being real!

Daily Chart Art – October 27, 2010

Rise and shine, forex fellas! Check out the rising trend line in the 4-hour chart of USD/CHF! The pair has been climbing the pip charts since it bottomed at around .9460 last week, and is now playing around the .9850 region. Will the pair tap the trend line again, or will it go straight up? The .9745 handle is looking mighty fine for the bears since the Stochastic is hanging around in the overbought region, while the 1.0000 handle looks like good target for the bulls. Watch your trades closely!

GBP/JPY: Daily

“Boom Shakalaka” screamed the bulls yesterday as they bought up GBP/JPY off its lowest level in almost one year! As you can see, a sexy bullish engulfing candlestick pattern has formed right on support, indicating that the pair could be starting to reverse. If you combine this with the Stochastic climbing out of oversold territory, then we’ve got a solid case that the bulls are starting to take over! For now, look for the bulls to possibly take the pair to the 130.00 handle, which is the 38.2% Fibonacci retracement level of the most recent move down.

GBP/USD: 4-hour

Is it just me, or is a channel forming in the 4-hour chart? GBP/USD recently got rejected from a resistance at 1.5900, and could be on its way down as Stochastic in the overbought region suggests. Will the pair go all the way below the support at 1.5656, or will it go straight up like a tequila shot above the previous 1.5900 resistance?